Rams 2017 snap counts: Jamon Brown, Trumaine Johnson lead the way

The Los Angeles Rams welcomed nine new starters to the team this past season as Sean McVay, Les Snead and the entire front office led arguably the greatest turnaround in NFL history.

Those nine newcomers to the starting lineup, led by Andrew Whitworth, Cooper Kupp, Kayvon Webster and Robert Woods, played significant roles in 2017 and were big reasons the Rams were able to win 11 games.

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Looking back on Los Angeles’ final snap counts, it’s easy to see how important the offseason additions were. Andrew Whitworth and John Sullivan hardly missed a play all season, ranking fifth and sixth among all Rams players on offense.

Jamon Brown, however, was the team’s ironman, playing 1,031 snaps, or 99.8 percent.

Here are a few things that stood out from the Rams’ offensive snap counts:

Tyler Higbee played 730 snaps compared to Gerald Everett’s 297

Josh Reynolds played more snaps (279) than Tavon Austin (228)

Austin Blythe saw plenty of work (197 snaps) despite being a backup

The Rams primarily stuck to the same personnel grouping all year

On defense, there was far more variety, as there typically is with just about every team. Trumaine Johnson was the leader on that side of the ball with 934 snaps played, or 86.9 percent. Alec Ogletree, who played through an elbow injury suffered against the Cardinals, was close behind with 923 snaps.

Robert Quinn wasn’t a full-time player for the Rams in 2017, playing only 58.7 percent of the defensive snaps. Sean McVay and Wade Phillips wanted to keep him fresh throughout the year, which is why his playing time was limited.